OSHA Inspection: RIPTIDE BUILDERS LLC

Issued

Jun 12, 2009

Abate by

Jun 18, 2009

Penalty

Initial $625 · Current $625

General-duty citation text

SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of
recognized hazards
which may cause death or serious physical harm to his employees and comply
with
this
regulation and other occupational safety and health rules and regulations
promulgated under
Chapter 15 of Title 41, Code of Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as
amended, as
follows:
A.  Employer knew or should have known Lull forklift, Model 844TT-34FTL,
with
obstructed view to the rear being operated in reverse gear exposed
employees in the area to
the hazard of being struck by the lift at the Elk Drive Business Center
site.  A feasible and
useful method to correct this hazard, among other methods, is to ensure
back up alarm is
operable.

Issued

Jun 12, 2009

Abate by

Jun 18, 2009

Penalty

Initial $625 · Current $625

General-duty citation text

SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of
recognized hazards
which may cause death or serious physical harm to his employees and comply
with this
regulation and other occupational safety and health rules and regulations
promulgated under
Chapter 15 of Title 41, Code of Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as
amended, as
follows:
A.  Employer knew or should have known that employees elevated on
platform, in excess of
15 feet high by Lull forklift, Model 844TF-34FT, was exposed to the hazard
of no means to
egress the platform in the event of emergency at the Elk Drive Business
Center job site.  A
feasible and useful method, among other methods, to correct this hazard is
to ensure that
forklift operator remains at controls while employees are elevated.

Issued

Jun 12, 2009

Abate by

Jun 18, 2009